Glenn Thompson (politician)

Glenn Thompson
Chair of the House Agriculture Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byDavid Scott
Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byMike Conaway
Succeeded byDavid Scott
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Preceded byJohn E. Peterson
Constituency5th district (2009–2019)
15th district (2019–present)
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
WebsiteHouse website

Glenn William "GT" Thompson Jr. (born July 27, 1959)[citation needed] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to Congress in 2008 for the state's 5th congressional district; Thompson was redistricted to the 15th congressional district in the 2018 election by an order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.[1] Since 2023, he has chaired the House Agriculture Committee. Thompson is set to become the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation following the defeat of Senator Bob Casey Jr.